Chichibu Paris Edition 2025 Harajuku Itineraires - 70cl

Chichibu is a Japanese single malt created in 2008 by Ichiro Akuto, known for its high quality and impressive complexity even at a young age. Made entirely at the distillery with increasing use of local ingredients, it aims to become fully “100% Japanese” whisky.

Since 2018, Chichibu has released an annual Paris Edition celebrating the link between Paris and Tokyo, each year with colourful kawaii-style stamp-like labels. The 2025 Paris Edition is a multi-cask blend (French oak, sherry, Bordeaux wine, American oak and bourbon barrels, some peated) aged 5–14 years, offering a balanced, malt-driven profile with earthy, fruity and spicy with impressive intensity.

Colour:

Clear topaz gold, giving a warm, rich look in the glass.

Nose:

Rich and malty with gentle earthy spice, then tropical fruits like passion fruit and lychee, dark grapes and blackberries, plus forest floor and a touch of prune.

Palate:

Fresh and lively, starting oily, smoky, lemony and peppery, then shifting to honeyed, waxy, creamy notes with toasted bread, cereal malt and juicy stone fruits.

Finish:

Long and focused, with malty depth, herbal notes of gentian, mint, eucalyptus and sage, exotic fruit, candied prune, and soft toffee and vanilla at the end.